(19)
(11) EP 2 221 151 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.08.2010 Bulletin 2010/34

(21) Application number: 10250320.8

(22) Date of filing: 24.02.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B25J 9/00(2006.01)
 B64F 5/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 24.02.2009 US 391780

(71) Applicant: The Boeing Company
Chicago, IL 60606-2016 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Branko, Sarh
    Huntington Beach, California 92648 (US)
  • Amirehteshami, David H.
    Rossmoor, California 90720 (US)

(74) Representative: Howick, Nicholas Keith et al
Carpmaels & Ransford One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA
London WC1B 5HA (GB)

   


(54) Autonomous robotic assembly system comprising a plurality of mobile robotic machines and a wireless communication system


(57) An apparatus comprises a plurality of mobile robotic machines (806,808,810,814,816,818), a wireless communications system (712), and a motion control system (714). The plurality of mobile robotic machines (806-818) may be capable of moving to a number of locations in an assembly area (702) and performing operations to assemble a structure (800) in the assembly area (702). The wireless communications system (712) may be capable of providing communications with the plurality of mobile robotic machines (806-818) within the assembly area (702). The motion control system (714) may be capable of generating position information for the plurality of mobile robotic machines (806,818) in the assembly area (702) and communicating the position.







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